Wilson still fighting Dems for ’10 election

Two years ago, then-county Democratic Party Chairman Gerry Birnberg took David Wilson off the ballot when Wilson tried to run as the party’s challenger to then-Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Eversole.

Wilson is still fighting it in court. He won a small victory today when the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that Wilson deserves a rehearing in district court.

As explained by Wilson’s attorney, Keith Gross, found that Wilson’s pleadings that he was treated differently than other candidates should be examined more closely by the district courts.

Birnberg took Wilson off the ballot because he decided that Wilson had incorrectly reported his address on the application. Wilson insists that Birnberg came down on him harder than he would have on others because of Wilson’s history of sending out fliers critical of Democrat Annise Parker when she ran for mayor in 2009.

Wilson says he knows he can’t turn the clock back, but he hopes to make Birnberg and the party pay monetary damages.

In the meantime, Wilson was one of five low-budget challengers to Parker in November. He finished fourth, with 11.75 percent of the vote.